Democracy and Civil Society in Asia: Volume 1: Globalization, Democracy and Civil Society in Asia
β Scribed by Fahimul Quadir, Jayant Lele (eds.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 252
- Series
- International Political Economy Series
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Introduction: Globalization, Democracy and Civil Society after the Financial Crisis of the 1990s....Pages 1-12
Discontents of Democracy: Elite Pluralism, Mystification and Rule of Big Capital....Pages 13-28
Globalization, Economic Restructuring and the Implications for Democracy in Developing Countries....Pages 29-55
Globalization, Economic Restructuring and the Democratic Implications....Pages 56-80
Nation Against Democracy: The Rise of Cultural Nationalism in Asia....Pages 81-110
Political Culture, Alternative Politics and Democracy in Greater China....Pages 111-139
From Victimized Communities to Movement Powers and Grassroots Democracy: The Case of the Assembly of the Poor....Pages 140-181
Grassroots Democracy and Community Empowerment: The Quest for Sustainable Poverty Reduction in Asia....Pages 182-212
Civil Society and Good Governance: A New Chapter in Thailandβs Political Reform?....Pages 213-233
Back Matter....Pages 234-237
β¦ Subjects
Asian Culture; International Relations; Economic Policy; Asian Economics; Political Economy; Development Economics
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